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18 Cards in this Set
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1800 |
Act of union |
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1820s |
Secret societies unrest |
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1823 |
Catholic association founded by O'Connel |
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1829 |
Catholic emancipation act |
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1830s |
Tithe war outbreak |
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1838 |
Tithes reduced by 25% |
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1840 |
Young Ireland founded |
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1845-49 |
The great famine |
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Who were the orange order? |
Unionists, supported the protestants |
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What were the penal laws? |
Laws that placed restrictions on catholics |
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What did catholic emancipation do? |
Remove penal laws |
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What did the catholic association lead to? |
The campaign for the repeal of the act of union |
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Did O'Connell want complete separation? |
No, he wanted to keep friendly relations |
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Why did secret societies cause unrest? |
Rebel against tithe payments |
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Who did young Ireland originally support? |
O'connell |
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Why did the split between young Ireland and O'Connell occur? |
Young Ireland was becoming increasingly revolutionary and prepared to use violence, O'Connell was constitutional |
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Why did the great famine occur? |
Over reliance on potatoes |
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Why did the Irish blame the British government for the famine? |
The British gov gave little support during the famine |
